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05984 - [81366345]
(Federal Responsibilities for Instring Safe and Eure Fish
Products]. November 3, 1977. 6 pp.
Report to Donald Kennedy, Commissioner, Food and Drug
Administration; by Albert B. Jojokian, Assistant Director# Human
Resources Div.
Contact: Human Resources Div.
Authority: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301).
A survey of Federal responsibilities for insuring safe
and pure fish products assessed: (1) whether actual or potential
cheaical contamination of fish products warranted a special
testing program; and (2) the potential for coordinating Federal
and State food inspection efforts. The survey disclosed a need
for systematic, comprehensive testing of fish due to the
widespread occurrence of toxic chemicals and aispected
carcinogens in fish, discovery of concentrated chemical
contamination in particular geographic areas, and potential for
future chemical contamination problems. The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) plans to implement a special chesical
contamination program for fish in fiscal year 197e. The program
vill contain elements necessary for assessing the health hazards
of chemical contamination and should be aggressively monitored
to assure timely and effective implementation. There is a
potential for maximizLng inspection resources by coordinating
Federal and State food plant inspections to avoid having FDA and
State inspectors at a plant within the same time period. The
Commissioner o- the FDA should emphasize close coordination with
States to maximize resources. (aRS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobacxqy0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)